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Billings family of Woodstock, Vermont

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Frederick H. Billings (1823-1890) — Born in Royalton, Windsor County, Vt., September 27, 1823. Republican. Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1846-48; lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; president, Northern Pacific Railway, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1880. Died in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., September 30, 1890 (age 67 years, 3 days). Interment at River Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.

		Relatives: Son of Oel Billings (1788-1871) and Sophie (Wetherbe) Billings (1796-1870); married to Julia Parmly (1835-1914); uncle of Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935); granduncle of Franklin Swift Billings, Jr..
		Political family: Billings family of Woodstock, Vermont.
		Billings County, N.Dak. is named for him.
		The city of Billings, Montana, is named for him.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935) — also known as Franklin S. Billings — of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., May 11, 1862. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1910-12, 1921-23; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1923-25; Governor of Vermont, 1925-27; delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Died, of a heart attack, in Joseph Carbino's repair shop, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., January 16, 1935 (age 72 years, 250 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.

		Relatives: Son of Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy (Swift) Billings; married, July 12, 1892, to Bessie Hewitt Vail (died 1917); married 1919 to Gertrude (Curtis) Todd; father of Franklin Swift Billings, Jr. (1922-2014); nephew of Frederick H. Billings.
		Political family: Billings family of Woodstock, Vermont.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Franklin Swift Billings, Jr. (1922-2014) — also known as Franklin S. Billings, Jr. — of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., June 5, 1922. Lawyer; municipal judge in Vermont, 1955-62; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-66; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1963-66; superior court judge in Vermont, 1966-75; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1975-83; chief justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1983-84; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1984-94; took senior status 1994. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died March 9, 2014 (age 91 years, 277 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935); married to Pauline R. Gillingham; grandnephew of Frederick H. Billings.
		Political family: Billings family of Woodstock, Vermont.
		See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article

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